Burt Lum
Host, Bytemarks CaféBurt Lum hosts <i>Bytemarks Café</i> on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. on HPR-1.
Lum is the strategy officer for the Hawaiʻi Broadband Initiative at the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Before that, he was the executive director of Hawaiʻi Open Data, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the principles of open data. He has more than 30 years of experience in Hawaiʻi's technology and communications sector.
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Today we'll find out what the Hawaii Energy Conference is about this year. We'll talk with the organizers and learn how 2026 presents new energy challenges in achieving Hawaii's energy self-reliance. -
Today we'll find out about a new program called Seasick. We'll talk with the program creator and learn how Seasick helps to identify the locations of waterborne illnesses and infections. -
Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out about the latest projects at the TRUE Initiative.We’ll talk with the Executive Director about how technologies like AI are impacting Hawaiiʻs workforce and how to prepare for these advancements. -
Today we'll learn about a week long series on AI Safety. We'll talk with members of the AI Safety Awareness Project who are coming to Hawaii to conduct the workshop in April. -
Today we'll find out what is planned for the upcoming East Meets West Conference. We'll talk with the organizers of the conference to learn what it truly means to have east meets west, culturally and philosophically. -
Today we'll talk about data centers, not the ones on land but underwater. We'll talk to a local company called Deep/C that proposes these data centers can improve ship communications and knowledge retrieval. -
Today we'll talk about the Pacific Island Ocean Observing System. We'll find out what technology they use to gather data and how Pacific Island communities can support them. -
Today we'll talk about an AI summit happening on the Big Island. It's called the Hawaii Island AI summit and it features Hands-on workshops and Practical Skills you can put to use. -
Today we'll hear about recent developments in data centers. We'll find out what Servpac is doing with the increased traffic and compute demands of AI. -
February 13 - Olin Legan
